I Want to Be a Worker

Verse 1

I want to be a worker for the Lord, I want to love and trust His holy word, I want to sing and pray, and be busy ev'ry day, In the vineyard of the Lord.

Chorus

I will work, I will pray, In the vineyard, in the vineyard of the Lord; I will work, I will pray, I will labor ev'ry day, In the vineyard of the Lord.

Verse 2

I want to be a worker ev'ry day, I want to lead the erring in the way That leads to heav'n above, where all is peace and love, In the kingdom of the Lord.

Verse 3

I want to be a worker strong and brave, I want to trust in Jesus' pow'r to save, All who will truly come shall find a happy home In the kingdom of the Lord.

Verse 4

I want to be a worker, help me, Lord, To lead the lost and erring to Thy word That points to joys on high, where pleasures never die, In the kingdom of the Lord.